Recent Posts (old style)

Serving sailors online since 1997

Forum Index
Recent Posts (Legacy)

Recent Topics

26S Centre Board Mike8187 at 2:31pm 10.19.05 Ask A Macgregor Owner 6/1069 Has any one else suffered problems with their centreboard swinging aft because of the flow of water
CDI roller furler Denise at 12:52pm 10.19.05 Smaller Boats 4/820 If anyone has installed one. I'd like to know the job went. The chandlery is selling them for a gre
H146 turtles too, enquiring minds wanted to know! Tereza at 12:47pm 10.19.05 Day Sailers 6/1621 Sorry to admit, I have finally put to rest the age-old question - is the 146 less prone to turtling
Islander 32 engine conversion Steve Cartwright at 12:16pm 10.19.05 Islander 4/3603 I'm delighted to be sailing my uncle's 1964 Islander 32, but the original Atomic 4 gas engine is a d
1st time Charter Tony Litvak at 12:16pm 10.19.05 Ask All Sailors 7/1208 Mates,I've been nominated by my family to get details on a bareboat charter in the Caribbean. W
Redoing counter and cabinets David ONeill at 12:14pm 10.19.05 Ask An Oday Owner 18/2427 I was thinking about replacing the counter in the Oday 22 I just bought. The boat was in so so shap
Lake Lanier, GA Benny at 12:14pm 10.19.05 Ask All Sailors 10/1876 We have a couple of boats ranging from an H-320 to a San Juan 21. One of our favorites is a Starwin
mast raising J. Barrett at 12:08pm 10.19.05 Ask A Macgregor Owner 9/1164 I know that the topic of mast raising kits brings comments from both sides. As I have a blown knee f
New England Sailers... What to do? Eric at 12:05pm 10.19.05 Ask An Oday Owner 2/839 So what are people planning to do? The CT River is still flooded and strong currents and debris are
christmas lights Tony Thomas at 11:21am 10.19.05 Ask All Sailors 3/990 I want to put some Christmas lights on my boat. Has anyone used LED? Where can I find 12 volt Christ
Source to buy a gudgeons Rich L at 11:04am 10.19.05 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/803 The 2 identical black plastic parts to which the the clevis pins of the rudder attach on a Hunter 26
looking for good diesel resource Ron at 10:39am 10.19.05 Ask All Sailors 6/998 After 2 months with the new C-30 its time to haul for the winter. looking for a good resource book
Hunter Construction Larry Long at 9:59am 10.19.05 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/830 Check out page 56 of the November 2005 issue of SAIL Magazine. There is a 4-page spread on Hunter c
Sovereign 28 - Need opinions Bill2980 at 9:53am 10.19.05 Other Sailboats 2/3967 I'm not an owner, but I'm looking for a larger boat. The Sovereign 28, I've seen some pictures, has
Sovereign 28 - Need opinions Bill2980 at 9:52am 10.19.05 Other Sailboats 0/939 I'm not an owner, but I'm looking for a larger boat. The Sovereign 28, I've seen some pictures, has
Keel reluctant to swing under weigh Jim parrott at 9:17am 10.19.05 Ask A Macgregor Owner 6/1046 The keel on my 26X seems to function properly (up and down)while not in motion ie: at the slip etc.
170 upper deck and cock pit cracks Gerald Syster at 8:33am 10.19.05 Day Sailers 10/2412 Can someone give me advise about the multiple surface cracks that have appeared when I removed the b
Who doesn't want to go fast? Don Guillette at 8:05am 10.19.05 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 15/3194 Every cruising sailor I know wants to go fast. Fast is a relative term in sailing. In other words, 6
6 Cylinder VW Diesels Pathfinder, Pirhana Chuck483 at 7:20am 10.19.05 Ask All Sailors 1/1181 Does anyone have one of these engines in their vessel?
RUSTPROOF a MAC-X Trailer...anyone tried this YET Louis Holub at 7:10am 10.19.05 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/1631 I installed "spray in" bedliner in my NEW Ford PU. Friends have done the same with awesome success a

Recent Replies

Help with topping lift! shemandr at 3:18pm 05.22.21 I would venture a guess that the many, many topping lifts are not adjustable. The pig tail thing f
Defender Marine got hacked Davidasailor26 at 3:16pm 05.22.21 Sorry to hear it. I got the email too, as I shopped from them not long ago. To be fair to Defender (
Defender Marine got hacked AndyBC at 3:12pm 05.22.21 Thanks for the heads up! There is always some risk with online data these days. I bought from defe
Marinas in the Chesapeake Davidasailor26 at 3:04pm 05.22.21 Arlington VA. I know is far but it seems to me that sailing in the Chesapeake would be much better.
Circumnavigation Vancouver Island 2020 Cruise jssailem at 2:57pm 05.22.21 As long as we go. Go we shall. It has become a mission for me. One that I intend to enjoy.
Help with topping lift! justsomeguy at 2:41pm 05.22.21 shouldn't there be a way to adjust this? If you want to be able to adjust it, you might cut it off
Halyard Keeping Dave Powell at 2:32pm 05.22.21 A big thank you for the responses. Although I've been sailing for 45 years this is the largest boat
H26 waterline / water flowing into gas locker on tack Doug J at 2:21pm 05.22.21 I'll give you a ring, but only had < 400 lbs total of 2 people in the cockpit and 1 person in the c
Dutchman System with Loose Footed Main Capn Bill at 2:21pm 05.22.21 I have a Catalina 270 with a Dutchman flaking system. When I replaced my mainsail a couple of years
MH-40 Water drains from cabin roof into cockpit Hello Below at 2:13pm 05.22.21 Do you other MH-40 owners experience the same issue? As does the Hunter e33s (2012+).
I have an O'day 22. PaulK at 2:09pm 05.22.21 The "one foot past the bow" puts you in the penalty zone if you want to race. It is also more diffi
Maiden voyage marchem at 1:48pm 05.22.21
Riveting question Pagan Baby at 1:45pm 05.22.21
Diesel fuel line ? 2 OLD PIRATES at 1:43pm 05.22.21 Sorry for the late reply. I'm in Toronto Canada. It is a local marine store. Cheers
MH-40 Water drains from cabin roof into cockpit (2) sail sfbay at 1:17pm 05.22.21 You might consider installing Seadek in the cockpit as shown on my Hunter 46. Its very cost effecti
H38 - Is there an aux solenoid in the starter circuit? Don Lucas at 12:22pm 05.22.21 On mine it was bolted to the engine bottom forward of the starter. That is on a 4JH3E so who know wh
Marinas in the Chesapeake gnzoidberg at 11:23am 05.22.21
Circumnavigation Vancouver Island 2020 Cruise mermike at 11:20am 05.22.21 John, my interest remains high. It might make sense to start a new thread, but I have no strong op
Need Lewmar hatch seal help JamesG161 at 11:07am 05.22.21 Call these people. They have everything you will need. https://hatchmasters.com You can download
MH-40 Water drains from cabin roof into cockpit Juice6576 at 10:57am 05.22.21 our MH-37 has similar problem. The dodger does help but I always remove the lines and flush out the

Contact
About
Terms of Use